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Re: T-Cross
Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2019 1:36 pm
by roakley
SRGTD wrote: Mon May 27, 2019 11:39 am
Andy Beats wrote: Mon May 27, 2019 10:31 am
monkeyhanger wrote: Mon May 27, 2019 10:07 am
Although less convenient than an SD card filled with MP3s and FLACs in the car, the CD isn't dead yet. The cost of a CD player in the car is tiny, a small price to pay to avoid alienating the minority that don't use anything but CDs.
Catering for a minority makes no business sense at all though, does it.
So it suggests VW are 'required' to fit CD players, it's expected.
Which, to me, points towards the average age of their owners.
According to a link I just found online, the average age of VW buyers is 54, with the likes of Seat being 44.
No CD Player in my Touareg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The average age of a Seat buyer being lower than the average age of a VW buyer doesn’t come as a surprise. IMO the Seat brand would be seen by many as a more sporting, value brand than VW, which could explain the younger Seat customer base. Likewise, I dare say that Skoda will have a more mature customer base than Seat.
It would be interesting to know if Seat or Skoda (and Audi for that matter) still fit CD players. It wouldn’t surprise me if they did, bearing in mind many components are shared across brands within the VW/Audi Group.
Re: T-Cross
Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2019 1:37 pm
by roakley
SRGTD wrote: Mon May 27, 2019 11:39 am
Andy Beats wrote: Mon May 27, 2019 10:31 am
monkeyhanger wrote: Mon May 27, 2019 10:07 am
Although less convenient than an SD card filled with MP3s and FLACs in the car, the CD isn't dead yet. The cost of a CD player in the car is tiny, a small price to pay to avoid alienating the minority that don't use anything but CDs.
Catering for a minority makes no business sense at all though, does it.
So it suggests VW are 'required' to fit CD players, it's expected.
Which, to me, points towards the average age of their owners.
According to a link I just found online, the average age of VW buyers is 54, with the likes of Seat being 44.
The average age of a Seat buyer being lower than the average age of a VW buyer doesn’t come as a surprise. IMO the Seat brand would be seen by many as a more sporting, value brand than VW, which could explain the younger Seat customer base. Likewise, I dare say that Skoda will have a more mature customer base than Seat.
It would be interesting to know if Seat or Skoda (and Audi for that matter) still fit CD players. It wouldn’t surprise me if they did, bearing in mind many components are shared across brands within the VW/Audi Group.
No CD Player in my Touareg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: T-Cross
Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2019 1:37 pm
by roakley
SRGTD wrote: Mon May 27, 2019 11:39 am
Andy Beats wrote: Mon May 27, 2019 10:31 am
monkeyhanger wrote: Mon May 27, 2019 10:07 am
Although less convenient than an SD card filled with MP3s and FLACs in the car, the CD isn't dead yet. The cost of a CD player in the car is tiny, a small price to pay to avoid alienating the minority that don't use anything but CDs.
Catering for a minority makes no business sense at all though, does it.
So it suggests VW are 'required' to fit CD players, it's expected.
Which, to me, points towards the average age of their owners.
According to a link I just found online, the average age of VW buyers is 54, with the likes of Seat being 44.
The average age of a Seat buyer being lower than the average age of a VW buyer doesn’t come as a surprise. IMO the Seat brand would be seen by many as a more sporting, value brand than VW, which could explain the younger Seat customer base. Likewise, I dare say that Skoda will have a more mature customer base than Seat.
It would be interesting to know if Seat or Skoda (and Audi for that matter) still fit CD players. It wouldn’t surprise me if they did, bearing in mind many components are shared across brands within the VW/Audi Group.
No CD Player in my Touareg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: T-Cross
Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2019 5:59 pm
by RichieB
Bought my wife a first edition T-cross. She had a 1.0 TSI R-line Polo (110ps) and wanted something higher up to drive, but not too big. This was the obvious choice, and it's a great car. Incredibly roomy (easily get 6 footer behind another) and good boot space. It looks nicer than a t-roc, it's cheaper, there's more leg room (less boot, but flexi seating helps), rides and handles better (we had a 2 day test drive in a t-roc), and for about 20k its not a bad car. The bonus is that your really do sit high up (Qashqai height), suprsingly so. Its a great little (big) car!
I'm hoping to get a nice new polo gti in about 6 months too!
Re: T-Cross
Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2019 10:03 pm
by RichieB
There is a CD player in the T-cross. In the glovebox with 2 SD ports, one for the sat-nav